Phillipps Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Phillipps Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Phillipps family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 84
Living On Own Means 13
Farmer 10
Agricultural Labourer 8
General Servant Domestic 6
Grocer 4
General Servant 4
Dress Maker 4
General Labourer 4
Cook Domestic Servant 3
Milliner 3
Coal Miner 3
Domestic Servant 3
Joiner 3
Tailor 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Bricklayer 3
Butcher 3
Cook 2
Will Be A Servant 2
Wood Chopper 2
General Domestic Servant 2
Stone Mason 2
School Girl 2
None 2

Phillipps Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Phillips 89% 387,949
2 Philips 78% 39,646
3 Phillipps 100% 3,989
4 Philipps 89% 2,059
5 Philliips 89% 1,647
6 Philllips 78% 139
7 Phillipes 89% 124
8 Phiilips 78% 101

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The surname Phillipps is the 3rd most popular variant of Phillips.

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